Telegram-herald., 1887-11-14
The DUTY OF PARENTS
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allei beeiles t-s EAF.l.h speaking na14ols.
inciudiag Australia azd Nes Zsaland, ths
ssrulous are regularly Translated INTO The
languages a Germany, France. italy, Den
mari, SorNay, Russia 4ad InaiA The gen
tleuan aavLns Ia eharge the publication n
tasss .erna0z.s safcrm - that IN thls country
every Wesz Is a00.0O0 copies Of the entIrs
sermon aEs oriatesi, snd about 400 600 IN
Ctaer lanis r.aking over i7 0oo0OO per week
A slal-lar arrangement is now being made
for tae publication q DR. fAlaass's Friday
evening talxs
Tue snblecs n the sermon today was PA
reaLal bilnd1fs. and the e-xt Nas / Samuel
a.. ls. hs i4ii from n tic seat backward
ty the SIDE u the gate. and hs neck brake,
and he died for hs vas Al OH man, and
h~svY' Dr. Tzlmage Said.
lhls . tas sd oI a long story II parental
nerlecs Judge Eli VAS a good man, but Do
icG ais tso boys. Hophni and Phiaehas, DO a.
they pleased and through over indulz zencs
they went 20 ruin The blind old Judge,
s. years o. age, = Gated At the gate waiting
tor the news "a an important battle Ia which
his two sons sers at tbs 'front.'. An express
Il coming With tidings from the battle. This
blad noaagsnarian puts hls hand behind bis
ear, and listens and cries. Nv hat meansth
the noise Of this t0maltf An excited mes
ssnger, al out u breath with the speed, said
q him. ''O1r army u defeated The sacred
ct,est. called TIE ark, IS captured and your
sons are dead On the field No wonder the
father tainted and expired. The domestic
tragedy which these two sons were the
tragedi2ns aad finished is dfth and last act
IL fell from OF ths seat backward by the
aide % the gate, aud his neck brake. and no
d41d. for he was an Old man, and heavy"
Eli bad made awful mistake in regard
o. his children. The Bible distinctly savs:
"His sons made themselves vile and he re
strained them not Oh, the ton thousand
mistakes n rearing children, mistakes OF
parents. mistakes OF teachers in day school
AID SABBATH classes mistakes which we all
make. Val Il not % useful 60 consider
thonf
This country Is going TO be conquered by q
grest army, compared with which that Of
BALDWIN the First. and Xerxes, and Alex
andsr, and Grant, and Lee, AL put together,
we're IN numbers Insignificant. They will
capture az our pulpits. storshouses, factories
and halls of legislation. all our shipping, all
our wealth. and AL our honors They will
take possession Of all authority, from the
United States presidency down to the hum
blest conssAbulary--of everything between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans They are on
tho march now. and they halt neither day
nor niEht. They wiz soon be here, and al
the present active population Of this country
nauSr surrender and give way. / refer to ths
great army Of children Whether thsy shall
taks possession OF everything for good or for
had, depends upon the style Of preparation
through which they pass on their way from
cradle 20 throne. Cicero Acknowledges he
kept 10 his desk n collection OF prsfaces for
books. which prefacs. be could at any time
s1sach 20 anything he wanted TO publish for
himself or Others; and parents and teach
ers have all prepared the preface Of every
young lifs under their charge, and not
only the prrfnc-, but the appendix,
whethsr the volume b> poem or q
farce. Fsrilies and schools, and lex gislaturss
are IN our day brlzlly engaged IN discussing
what Is the best mode Of educating children
Before tbs question almost every other
dwindles into insignifcance, while dependent
upon It's proper solution l. the welfare Of
governments and ages eternal Macaulay
tells q the war which Frederick II made
arainst Queen Maria Theresa And one
dav she appeared before the august diet,
wsarinS mourning for her father, and held
90 ia her arms bsfore them her child. the
srchdtss This 50 wrought upon TIE officers
and deputies of tho people that with half
drawn swords they broke forth IN the war
CRY. "Let Us dls for our queen, Maria
Ther.s.f' So. this morning. realizing THAI
re boy ~ today Is 70 be the ruler Of tis
fsture. the popular sovereign, I hold him
before The Ausricen people n arouse their
enthusiasm ia bis behalf. and - evoke their
oath for MS defense. his education and bis
subilrne destiny.
ia parent. ron viii remember when you
-ers aroused % these great responsibilities.
and when YOU found that you rad not done
al required after you had admired the tiny
hands. and the glossy hair. aud the bright
svss that az tn the cradle. fou Suddenly
remembered that that hand would yet be
rais-d - bless tAe world wi-h is benediction,
or - smite L wish a curse. In Ariosto's
great poem there is a character csiled F-s<-
r.sro. Who has shield % insufferabe
solsnslor. but II is kept vsiled. save on certain
ocrax,ors. and when uncovered is startled
ard overwhelmed its behoider. who befors
A,si no suspicion of il brightness. Ny hope
tosiay Is u Uncover tke dessinJ Of Jour child
or stnrisnf abost which yeu may have no IS
Peal appreciatson. and lash upon yoa shs
soipndoss of its immortal naaare. Behold the
I prcpCss IN this GiScourse % set forth
that T consider % Be SONS q the errors pre-
~alent N the trainisg of caildreu.
Firsts remark that many err IN to- great
severity ~ tos great lcrichs'y Of family gov
-rsment. Bstwssn parental tyranny and
r,,fnous laxstivsnsss Of disciQiins there Is q
u,ediura. Sonsstirnes ths father errs o1 one
sisle. ana ths mother 81 the ether SIDE. Good
f..-,,1-~ ~-.r-.r,a,f is al f-s,r,0r+erf Anarchy
.nd ruisruis IN the domestic circle Is the fore
runner q ssarchy and nsisruls IN The staes
What n rerrlslse spsrfacie IS a home witboa'
or,ier cr discipline. diSobedisnce and imps
aercs. and sr<zr snd faisehcosI iiftifg their
hcrrid frcnt IN the place vhich should "
s-oDsrcrs-ed 20 az t,st ~ holy and peaceful
ard b-sati ful IN tne at.e1rpt - avoid Al
this. sns bring ths children under proper
Eavs and regulations. parents have Sometimes
carried themselves with great r,rar Johr
rowarsi. Who vas Iriercifnl O. TIE prisons and
t.-ar.r.cs. wss naerciisss in the treatment q
rs chil,lrsn. john Nntrn knev everything
bur how ~ sr.is sis family ssvsrs and an
reasonable VS. be IN as csrriags sos-srd
tb.u, ae ssasls tIrrn rsad - hirn in four a
6~s fanrusz-s. ssst would not allow them 4
lesrn snv Vi thrzn. ecr hs sid thss an,
tsn~rss vs. -rsosca Or woulsn- Their
ra.sinr was mechanical drudzery. vh~n. a
ssa- understood the languages taey read, I'd
su,rIow-,ent - reading naight asvs beer
t. ssx,y~r W wusllsr bis chi,riran -
.ri~ea kir-, and sssalthilv soid his books
.ra hoped frw as fensh n al sge
sbers has s~-n need n socistY tor rrsvsn
ti.-, a. cruelty - chikirsn. When Rsrbs--
- rssr - death bv her fsther bs-~uss sh'
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